# CVE-2003-0298: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote malicious IMAP servers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via integer overflow errors in the Mozilla IMAP client.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jh5f-69vx-7528

## What is CVE-2003-0298?

CVE-2003-0298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 15 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The IMAP Client for Mozilla 1.3 and 1.4a allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large (1) literal and possibly (2) mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0298?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Mozilla.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Mozilla

- [CVE-2007-1794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1794/): Use after free in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0722/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4039/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2003-0791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0791/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2005-3896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3896/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 15 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Mozilla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0298

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